Wow, what an evening we had yesterday! The room was buzzing with excitement, opportunities, and fantastic food. We couldn’t have kicked off our Autumn event series in a better way! What an incredible crowd we had!
A special thanks goes to our co-hosts, Oracle NetSuite Accelerator and Emily T. Davila for organizing the event with us—it’s been a pleasure to be on this journey together! And of course, no event would be complete without the right venue—this time, we secured a breathtaking space with a stunning view. Huge thanks to Perkins Coie for hosting us at their office.
A big thank you to our presenter, Fanny T., for skillfully moderating the pitch competition, and to our panel of VCs—Elena Obukhova, Sherman Williams II, and Justin Kang—for sharing their expertise and insightful feedback with the founders. A huge thank you to our photographer Gabriel Spence for capturing the best moments of the event! We’ll be sharing the link with the photos in the coming days.
We also had an open mic session where two companies got to share their stories in 60 seconds. Thank you, Dror Margalit and Somya Gupta from Context and Anna Gannon from Curbicus, for stepping up and inspiring us all.
Now, a huge shoutout to our five founders who competed in the pitch competition. According to audience feedback, you all did an outstanding job!
TestPilot – Michael Bervell, xPub (Techstars '23) – Kalyan Gautham, Foretold – David Cortez, LockGuard – Anjo Therattil, Pilotbird – Evgeny Aleksandrov, CFA
Congratulations to Kalyan Gautham for winning the competition—way to go Kalyan!
Finally, a special thank you to our sponsors.
Shopline US, the perfect partner for any business seeking to elevate retail operations and strengthen customer connections. Christopher Yang and Ricardo Hernandez
MindStream Analytics — JD Yanez
ZaZu Restaurant — a Mediterranean street food restaurant in NYC, blending traditional flavors with a modern twist.?
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We couldn’t have done it without you!
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